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electric cooperative · EIA utility 60839
Southern Pioneer Electric Company
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
Southern Pioneer Electric Company is an electric cooperative that reported 12,602 residential customers in Kansas on Form EIA-861 for 2024, with a service territory that touches 11 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 15.86¢ per kilowatthour, 12% above the Kansas average of 14.15¢ and 3.8% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $123.45 a month on average use of 778 kWh a month. Across Kansas the average bill was $123.90 on 876 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 160.9 minutes per customer with major event days included and 79.1 minutes with them excluded, calculated under IEEE 1366 standard. The median among Kansas utilities reporting was 202.0 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 20% below that median.
The average price is up 10.1% on 2019, against up 11.3% for Kansas as a whole, and little changed on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 16.43¢.
Compared with Kansas, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 15.86¢ | 13.74¢ | 14.15¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $123.45 | $149.95 | $123.90 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 778 | 1,126 | 876 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | -0.4% | — | +5.8% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +10.1% | — | +11.3% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 160.9 | 263.0 | 202.0 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 79.1 | 147.0 | 95.6 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 11 filings by electric cooperatives in Kansas, the median price was 14.17¢. In Kansas this utility's price ranks 4 of 21, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Southern Pioneer Electric CompanyKansas averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Kansas ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 16.43¢ | 14.56¢ | $124.33 | 757 | 12,608 | 755.7 GWh |
| 2024 | 15.86¢ | 14.15¢ | $123.45 | 778 | 12,602 | 751.9 GWh |
| 2023 | 15.93¢ | 13.38¢ | $120.27 | 755 | 12,563 | 756.7 GWh |
| 2022 | 17.54¢ | 13.99¢ | $143.12 | 816 | 12,529 | 801 GWh |
| 2021 | 15.86¢ | 12.98¢ | $122.04 | 770 | 12,533 | 785.7 GWh |
| 2020 | 14.68¢ | 12.85¢ | $112.14 | 764 | 12,498 | 763.9 GWh |
| 2019 | 14.41¢ | 12.71¢ | $110.04 | 764 | 12,505 | 817.9 GWh |
| 2018 | 15.30¢ | 13.35¢ | $121.00 | 791 | 12,496 | 830.1 GWh |
| 2017 | 14.28¢ | 13.31¢ | $108.29 | 758 | 12,529 | 753.5 GWh |
| 2016 | 14.55¢ | 13.06¢ | $110.68 | 761 | 12,655 | 735.4 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 12,602 | 117.7 GWh | 16% | $18,669,000 | 15.86¢ |
| Commercial | 4,435 | 149.6 GWh | 20% | $21,270,000 | 14.22¢ |
| Industrial | 68 | 484.6 GWh | 64% | $27,687,000 | 5.71¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 765.5 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 765.5 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 138 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under IEEE 1366 standard. SAIFI: —. EIA's Kansas total across all reporting utilities was 285.6 minutes with major event days and 103.6 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 145.5 | 112.1 | 1.82 | 1.58 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2024 | 160.9 | 79.1 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2023 | 253.0 | 164.8 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2022 | 132.6 | 114.0 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2021 | 222.2 | 222.2 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2020 | 98.4 | 98.4 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2019 | 106.4 | 106.4 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2018 | 132.0 | 132.0 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2017 | 393.0 | 135.0 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2016 | 152.0 | 109.0 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
Counties in its service territory
- Barber County
- Clark County
- Comanche County
- Harper County
- Haskell County
- Kingman County
- Kiowa County
- Meade County
- Pratt County
- Reno County
- Seward County
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Kansas
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 13,273 | 14.29¢ | $117.92 | 182.9 | 123.2 |
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc | Cooperative | 14,243 | 11.86¢ | $100.70 | 431.2 | 112.6 |
| FreeState Electric Coop | Cooperative | 17,514 | 16.41¢ | $173.63 | 514.7 | 407.0 |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 20,149 | 13.97¢ | $122.43 | 219.6 | 124.3 |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 5,799 | 14.17¢ | $122.12 | — | — |
| Midwest Energy Inc | Cooperative | 29,832 | 11.44¢ | $101.37 | 433.8 | 272.4 |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 5,031 | 11.19¢ | $115.40 | 197.7 | 150.0 |
| CMS Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 3,198 | 18.72¢ | $127.60 | — | — |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Southern Pioneer Electric Company?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.86¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Kansas?
The Kansas average residential price in 2024 was 14.15¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Southern Pioneer Electric Company was 12% above the state figure. Among 21 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Kansas, it had the 4th highest.
What is the average Southern Pioneer Electric Company bill?
$123.45 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 778 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Kansas average was $123.90 on 876 kWh.
How reliable is Southern Pioneer Electric Company service?
It reported 160.9 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 79.1 minutes excluding them in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Southern Pioneer Electric Company price rising?
The average residential price was little changed in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 10.1% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 16.43¢.
Which counties does Southern Pioneer Electric Company serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 11 counties, including Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Harper County, KS, Haskell County, KS and Kingman County, KS. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Southern Pioneer Electric Company", utility number 60839; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.